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T4789 Three Streets and Two Alleys, Nanning

Just before dusk, I walked to the Three Streets and Two Alleys. After two years, the scene was far from the prosperity I remembered. The pedestrian street was sparsely populated. The once-dazzling light decorations were either gone or old and broken, giving off a sense of desolation. Only the newly painted Nezha on the wall seemed to be trying to prove that this place was still keeping up with…

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T4789 南宁.三街两巷

夜幕降临前，走到三街两巷，相隔两年，眼前的景象与记忆中的繁华相去甚远。步行街上人影稀疏，曾经璀璨的灯饰或是消失不见，或是老旧破败，透着一股萧索。唯有墙上新���的哪吒，似乎在努力证明这里仍未被时代抛弃。 穿过马路来到中山路美食街，发现这里正在大兴土木。标志性的门楼已然无踪，取而代之的是正在修建的仿古城楼和建筑群。循着施工通道绕到后街，昔日人声鼎沸的烧烤摊已是门可罗雀，人气大不如前。与此形成鲜明对比的是，一旁的万象汇商场里人气兴旺，那些在照片中定格的老建筑，恐怕只能成为历史的注脚了。 夜色渐浓，回到三街两巷。城隍庙前，一支乐队正在卖力演唱，但整个街区依旧是商家多于游客，显得冷冷清清。去到邕江边上的民生广场，观景平台已变身为酒吧街，舞台上一首《卡啦永远OK》嗨动全场，人气也比三街两巷要好上一些。江边，巨大的邕江石旁大妈们翩翩起舞依旧，北大桥、邕江大桥和畅游阁的灯光依旧璀璨，而江中的睡萌小熊则…

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T4813 Liede, Guangzhou

When I went to Parc Central, I took a detour to Liede Village. It reminded me of my first time in Guangzhou over ten years ago, when the village was undergoing renovation. The demolition that created many overnight millionaires was eye-catching, but the preservation of the ancestral halls also became a model for others. At the time, I only saw it as a simple urban village renovation. Later, I…

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T4813 广州. 猎德

去天汇广场，顺路又到猎德村里走了走，回想十多年前初到广州，正是其改造的时候，拆迁造就巨富自是吸引眼球，但村中祠堂保护也成了当时典范，而当时的认知也只是城中村的改造。后来去萝岗，亲眼目睹那些曾经青山环绕、古祠林立的宁静村落一点点被城市包围、吞噬，最后完全成了索然无味的城市社区，感觉再好的保护也只是留下了些旧痕迹，没见过昔日古村景象，终是无法体会那种韵味的。

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T4812 Tianhe & Beijing Road, Guangzhou

I caught the last few days of the ‘Dragon Boat Rain’ season, and my flight was delayed until 2 a.m. to get to Guangzhou. With the 618 shopping festival also winding down, I went to Zhengjia Plaza to check out the newly renovated Nikon flagship store and see the new Z5II. Just like online, the entire Tianhe shopping district didn’t feel very consumer-driven. Fashion Tianhe looked a bit run-down,…

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T4812 广州.时尚天河.北京路

赶上龙舟水最后几天，飞机晚点到凌晨两点跑来广州，618也已近尾声，去了趟正佳广场，逛了下翻新的尼康直营店，看了下新出的Z5II。和线上差不多，整个线下天河商圈也没有太多消费气息，时尚天河也显得有些破败，靠里的很多商铺都已闲置，只有甘肃麻辣烫这些蹭网红店还有些人气，而这片却是仿百年前大上海的，忽然想到百年后看这些网红招牌是不是会不明所以？然而深夜的人气当然还是要去老城区，骑楼下夜宵美食，热浪退去凉风起，才是叹世界的正确方式。

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T4685 北京.五道口

下午去北京，两点出门遇雨。 到了号称宇宙中心的五道口，已是晚上七点多，乘着ingress双倍经验周边逛了逛，又是大片红po的吸引偶入了AI原点社区，在当下AI如火如荼、DeepSeek风光无限的时候，这名字真是应景，社区内有不少餐饮，但核心还是那些众多“青年友好”的AI创新企业，一个小小的展览厅展示了不同级别的AI：L1基础对话者、L2推理者、L3智能体、L4创新者、L5组织者，短短两年来AI以L1进入公众视野成熟进化到L2，高歌猛进冲向L3，照目前的发展真是未来已来。 从社区出来，走到五道口地铁高架桥下，发现京张铁路遗址公园，五道口之名正源于京张铁路从北京北站由南向北与公路交叉的第五个道口，而京张铁路也正是耳熟能详的詹天佑设计人字型线路的那条，只是如今这段铁路已停运，沥青已抹平了路口。 了解五道口是宇宙中心的说法也是源自一个po名，但为何如此？查了下据说是因为附近五道口购物中心所…

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T4633 Dajinta Temple and Starlight Night Market, Jinghong, Xishuangbanna

Recently, the weather in Kunming has been quite chilly, with a high temperature of only 15 degrees Celsius, completely lacking the vibe of a “spring city.” In the morning, I checked the weather forecast and saw that Xishuangbanna, which I had been longing to visit but hadn’t gotten around to, had a high of 27 degrees—warm like summer. So, on a whim, I decided to take the intercity train to…

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T4633 景洪.大金塔寺&星光夜市

最近昆明的天气冷飕飕的，最高气温只有15度，完全没有“春城”的样子。早晨翻了翻天气预报，看到一直心心念念却没去成的西双版纳，最高气温27度，温暖如夏。说走就走，即兴搭上了中午前往西双版纳的城际列车。车程3个半小时，途中似乎还听到了傣语的广播，提前让人感受到了民族特色。 过了普洱，窗外的景色开始变化，热气扑面而来。两侧大片的茶树映入眼帘，空气中仿佛弥漫着茶香。一到西双版纳火车站，热浪便迎面袭来，脱掉两层衣服后只穿了一件短袖，才终于觉得自在。打车前往告庄西双景，途中经过澜沧江上的西双版纳大桥。这条河的另一个名字——湄公河，让人立刻联想到东南亚的边境风情和危情，似乎跨过一座桥，就进入了另一个世界。 安顿下来后，出了门便感受到这里的大街小巷处处充满地域特色。象神雕像、孔雀楼、女神造型路灯、树包塔，以及大金塔寺前那一排巨大的战象雕塑，每一处细节都能感受到傣族文化的独特魅力。 已是下午四五点钟…

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T4640 Haigeng Dam, Kunming

With half a day of free time before leaving Kunming at the end of the year, I decided to take a walk by Dianchi Lake early in the morning. After all, I had yet to see the seagulls in Kunming since the beginning of winter this year. Passing through Yongchang Wetland, the bleakness of winter enveloped me, with drooping, withered lotus stems reflecting in the water, resembling the lingering lotus…

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T4640 昆明.海埂大坝

年底离开昆明前还有半天的闲暇，一早决定到滇池边走走。毕竟，今年入冬以来，还未曾见过昆明的海鸥。经过永昌湿地，冬日萧瑟铺面而来，满眼枯败的荷梗低垂，倒影映在水中，宛如吴冠中笔下的残荷画，静谧而诗意。 滇池边的路灯上挂着醒目的禁停标志，时间限定在每年11月至次年3月的法定节假日和周末，显然是为了避免看海鸥时的交通拥堵而设，这种为了海鸥而专门设立的禁停措施，倒是别处少见。 虽然是一个阴冷的早晨，并非观赏海鸥的最佳时机，滇池上空的海鸥也并不算多，但海埂大坝上早已挤满了游客和各类主播们，在主播对着镜头的解说声中，海鸥回旋飞翔，叫声此起彼伏，但大多却不屑于游人抛出的面包碎屑。喂海鸥、打卡海鸥、合影海鸥，这种人与自然精灵之间的亲密互动，不知从何时起，竟成了一种潮流。 走到南面游客稀少的地方，看对岸远处的西山笼罩在薄雾之中，若隐若现，海鸥也安静地立在栏杆上，似乎也在享受片刻的清闲。不由得想起大理洱…

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T4616 Qingyun Pedestrian Street, Guiyang

When I arrived in Guiyang, it was drizzling lightly, and the temperature was below 10 degrees Celsius. Under the influence of the quasi-stationary front in Yunnan-Guizhou, Guiyang was indeed much colder than Kunming, with the damp, chilly air seeping into my skin, bringing a bone-deep cold. After night fell and the rain stopped, I strolled past Zhucheng Square. Compared to the bustling…

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T4616 贵阳.青云集市

到贵阳时正赶上绵绵细雨，气温不到10度。在云贵准静止锋的作用下，贵阳果然比昆明冷了不少，湿冷的空气渗透肌肤，带着几分寒意入骨。 入夜雨停后，漫步经过筑城广场，相比夏天来时的热闹喧嚣，如今冬天广场的空旷显得冷冷清清。桥上的彩灯和岸边的灯光墙都没亮，大概是因为这种天气里，少有人愿意出来闲逛。 顺路走到青云市集，上次来是白天，这次趁着夜幕降临时过来，想着能感受一些热闹氛围。然而，绵绵阴雨和低温让游人稀少，街上显得有些冷清，连摊贩都少了几分活力。买了一个遵义蛋包土豆，没想到里面塞了不少脆哨和折耳根，这种夹带着当地私货的做法让人有些失望，原以为贵阳离遵义这么近，味道应该相差无几，却还是有些走味。接着又点了一个豆腐圆子，结果蘸料里依然是折耳根打底，多少有些无奈。 不过，��云街的整体氛围还是不错的。作为市政的招牌步行街，这里吸引了不少名人打卡。只是与其他商业街相比，这里显得稍显拘谨，少了一点街头…

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T4221 Yulong Snow Mountain, Lijiang

Waking up at 7 a.m., the sky was still dim, and the outdoor temperature was close to freezing. I finished my morning routine and looked out the window toward the east. The mountains gradually revealed themselves in the dawn light, while the ancient town was shrouded in morning mist, vague and tranquil. All around was silent, so quiet that it felt as if I could hear time flowing. As I waited for…

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T4221 丽江.玉龙雪山

清晨7点醒来，天色尚未放亮，室外的温度接近零度。套上秋裤和薄羽绒服，洗漱完毕后，透过窗户望向东方，群山在天光的浸染下层层显现，近处的古镇隐没在晨雾中，朦胧而静谧。四周万籁俱寂，静得仿佛能听见时间流动。等待天色渐明，忽然间，太阳跃出山尖，刹那间金光万丈。昨夜银色月光覆盖的床榻，此刻像被撒满了碎金般耀眼。 爬上阁楼餐厅，推开吱呀作响的木窗，朝阳的金线与热腾腾的早粥蒸汽交织在一起，品尝这无忧无扰的滋味，觉得人生应当如此。 离开客栈，寒意沁骨，走过青石板街道，清晨的阳光洒落，带来几分暖意。 到忠义市场坐上专线公交，车子驶出古城，玉龙雪山便一下撞入眼帘。一路上，旅客们纷纷对着雪山拍照，似乎怎么拍都拍不够。大约一个小时后到达游客中心，先买了去牦牛坪的票，淡季里无人排队，车上只有四五个乘客，本以为躲过了旺季的拥挤，却不料需要等凑够人数才能发车，淡季也有淡季的烦恼。 通往牦牛坪的车程约40分钟，…

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T4420 Ancient Town, Lijiang

Ten years ago, when I lived in Kunming, I always thought about going to Lijiang, but the long overnight train journey made me hesitate. Recently, living in Dali, I can reach Lijiang in just two hours by high-speed train, finally making that wish come true. The intercity train from Dali to Lijiang travels north along the coast, offering distant views of the beautiful Cangshan and Erhai Lake. In…

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在路上4420 丽江.古城

十年前昆明长住时就想着去丽江，只是漫长的一夜火车让人却步，最近长住大理，动车只需两小时可达，终于念想成真。 大理到丽江的城际列车沿海边一路向北，可远观苍山洱海的美景，去昆明则是向东，看不到这番景色。 丽江一出站就可看到对面玉龙雪山，比起常年带云帽的苍山，玉龙还是壮丽不少。苍山植被繁茂，显得黝黑，而玉龙海拔更高，岩石冷峻，加上皑皑白雪，更显高冷之美。 乘大巴古城南门下车，进城沿七��街北行，丽江古城街道全由青石板铺就，小河城中穿过，檐下细流潺潺，虽不如大理古城那么宽敞，却更有古韵，只是商业化也更甚，一路到四方街，沿途皆是各种文艺、民宿和特产店。 四方街向前开始上山，看到不少游客拎着箱子在崎岖石板路上搬行，果然在这山上住不适合带太多行李。绕了好大一圈才找到订的民宿，是小巷子里两层旧木阁楼改造而成，屋内全是古朴的木质家具，民居的融入感不错，屋里居然还开着油汀，虽然丽江比大理要冷几度，但似…